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Rock / Florida / Hobson's Choice

Jamaica | Trelawny

Estate Details

Associated People (3)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1809 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
John Robert Mitchell
1820 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
James Shedden
1820 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
Robert Haldane Scott

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica Trelawny 618 (Rock)
£54 3S 10D

Estate Information (17)

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1809
[Number of enslaved people] 79(Tot)  
[Name] Rock  
[Stock] 16  
 

Registered to John and J. R. Mitchell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Trel.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 104(Tot)  
[Name] Rock  
[Stock] 21  
 

Registered to John and J. Mitchell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co2.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 91(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 20  
 

Registered to J. and J. R. Mitchell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 79(Tot)  
[Name] Florida & Hobson's Choice  
[Stock] 15  
 

Registered to John R. Mitchell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 72(Tot) 29(F) 43(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

John Robert Mitchell as owner.

 
T71/227 1481-1484
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to John R. Mitchell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 17(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to John Robert Mitchell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 15(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Robert H Scott & James Shedden as attornies of John Robert Mitchell Esquire. 67 enslaved people sold to various owners.

 
T71/231 [unpaginated]
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 12(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Registered to trustee John R. Mitchell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 10(Tot)  
[Name] Florida  
 

Registered to John R. Mitchell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 11(Tot)  
[Name] Florida  
 

Registered to John R. Mitchell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot) 6(F) 10(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Robert H Scott & James Shedden as Attornies of John Robert Mitchell.

 
T71/233 [Unpaginated]
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 15(Tot)  
[Name] Florida  
 

Registered to John R. Mitchell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al20.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 11(Tot) 3(F) 8(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

James Shedden & Robert H. Scott as Attornies of J. R. Mitchell.

 
T71/235 [unpaginated]
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 12(Tot)  
[Name] Florida  
 

Registered to John R. Mitchell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 15(Tot)  
[Name] Florida  
 

Registered to John R. Mitchell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 9(Tot)  
[Name] Florida  
 

Registered to John R. Mitchell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.